A few years ago, just before I left The Capital Group to move to Vegas, I wrote down some ideas on Mass Transit. I had planned to turn these into a whitepaper of sorts. I still might, but I haven't yet so it's probably best that I just hang them out to the world for consideration. Anyway, as we move toward a working monorail system and a potential high speed railway here in Vegas, let me present the...

Ten Unspoken Rules of Mass Transit

10. Mass Transit must move people from one place (entertainment, commercial, or residential) to another (entertainment, commercial, or residential) of a differing type.
9. Mass Transit is a web, not a straight line.
8. Monthly passes must be cheap. Daily transport must be affordable
7. Mass Transit must be accessible
6. Mass Transit must be clean and safe
5. The average transfer rate per trip should be within .25 of 1
4. Zoning laws surrounding stations must maximize pedestrian/carpool access to station
3. Transit corridors should, whenever possible, be established years before actual construction begins.
2. Pedestrian/Bikepaths feed -> Busses feed light rail loop -> light rail feeds intra-city/county lines.
1. Mass Transit must be exciting.

To #2 I'd add Segway to the Pedestrian/Bikepath bit. Obviously this needs to be expanded upon. Meanwhile check out monorails.org for great pictures of the Las Vegas monorail in its testing phase.

All writers of Fan Fiction need to read this. Just a small subsection of a very helpful website. It's amazing what is going on behind the public's back in the name of the DCMA and 'Copyright protection.'

Okay. Big news. Now that I've been cleared to go back to work (with limited lifting) by my doctor, I have an announcement to make. I'm employed again. I'm working as a Marketing and Internet/Ebay Salesperson for a Las Vegas company called "Front Row Sports." Most of FRSs sales are through their six local brick and mortar stores. They started their Ebay store 6 months ago and it is already outpacing their best selling B&M store. So, I've been hired to help out with the volume, try to increase sales, and do a little marketing work for the company as a whole. I'm excited to get back to work and have been thinking about ways to make their ebay store perform better all week. So, more on this later, of course.

I'm also excited because my cousin Kelly Doherty and her family will be in town. Haven't seen her since her wedding, I think.

Five Second Rule? Think again. It's amazing how large an impact science can have on our everyday life.